Argentina superstar Lionel Messi missed his third penalty in six attempts at the World Cup.
The former Barcelona forward may be the greatest footballer of all time, but if he has a weakness it’s probably in wasting a few chances from the penalty spot.
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Egypt currently leads 1-0 in today’s 2026 World Cup clash, with the current holders needing a come-from-behind victory to have a chance of remaining in the competition and retaining the trophy.
In a situation like this, you want Messi to save the day, but he made a bit of a mistake. However, it was also a good save from Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobair.
Messi will definitely get another chance in this match, but this is not the start he was hoping for and as of this writing, Messi’s team is still on goal difference.
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Will Lionel Messi follow Cristiano Ronaldo into withdrawing from the World Cup early?
Messi famously won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, scoring two goals in the final victory over France, and has been on a roll since the start of this year’s tournament.
Still, realistically we could see both Messi and his long-time nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo return home from the World Cup within the next 24 hours.
Ronaldo’s Portugal were defeated by Spain yesterday, but if Egypt can maintain or extend their lead, it could be a pretty big upset.
But this is certainly not over yet, and Messi hasn’t tended to get too down on penalty misses in the past. In fact, sometimes it seems like they just like the challenge of making things more interesting.
